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Growing an Apple Tree
By admin | September 13, 2006
For the more adventurous of you out there, today some advice for a long term project (a real long term project). Simple and straightforward procedure for growing an Apple Tree. This can also be used for a variety of other fruit trees (Pear, Orange, Tomato: depending on your local climate)
Here is a step by step article on how to grow your very own apple tree. Beware - gardening is very addicting.
5 Steps to Growing your Apple Tree
- First you need some seeds. The best way is to choose your favourite apple breed, so when you next eat an apple, save some of the seeds. Place them in a pot or cup of soil, and water them every day, Careful not to over water, so you each day check if the soil is dry or crumbly. (At this point also check your hose reel is in working order for phase 3)
- Within a couple of weeks you should see some small seedlings appear, now’s the first critical moment, carefully move them to a larger pot, and maintain daily watering. Dont add artifical fertilizer if you want to grown organics. (fertilizer will make the job easier, but wont be as tasty or satisfying)
- Within a couple of months you sapling should be large enough its garden safety will be secure. Now the second cricitcal part, carefully transplant it without cutting or damaging the roots. Place in a safe place in the garden where it wont get trodden on or mistaken for a weed. Bear in mind this should be its long term home, so make sure its a place that looks nice and is convenient (in other words, no hard earned fresh apples falling for free in the neighbor’s garden). Make sure you keep your hose reels on hand for regular watering.
- Once it’s taken good root and is growing strong you can stop watering it (put your hose reel to other uses) and let mother nature’s natural rains take care of this process.
- Avoid eating the fruits of the first year (can be quite sour. and some hold superstitions by the fist year fruit) Wait until the second year and enjoy your fruit.
Good luck in your long term endeavour…
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December 31st, 2006 at 6:30 pm
Hello, I have a question.
My son asked me one day, “can we grow an apple tree dad”, I said I think we can. Well, it happened to be the day he was eating an apple that I just cut up for him. So I took the seeds out of the core and let them dry out for 2 weeks. I started 5 seeds in a wet paper napkins and all 5 sprouted 6 days later. Within a week I took the longest seedling, (1 1/2 inches) and planted it in potting soil. A week later it was catching on and growing. I noticed some mold in the soil and then ground up and placed the particles of a vegitable food stick in the soil and the darn hasn’t stopped growing. It’s on our kitchen window sill in a plastic coffee can. Its now about 2 1/2 feet talk and healthy as anything. As you know if January here in Pittsburgh PA and I can’t move it outside till spring time. Also, as of 3 weeks ago we now have 4 additional Green Apple trees growing in the same fashion. (A), will the trees pollinate come spring and how do you think they will handle the replanting outside and when should I plant them outside.
Thanks
The Apple and Son growing team!